Address
6-281, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34427241
Fax
+852 34420369
Email
Research Areas
Platform Economy and Regulation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy
FinTech Strategy and Regulation
Qualifications
PhD - Information Systems (Boston University)
BA - Financial Management (Peking University)
Biography
Dr. Zhou joined the Department of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong as an assistant professor in 2021. He received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Boston University and B.A. in Financial Management from Peking University. His research focuses on platform strategy and design, platform regulation, and innovation & entrepreneurship in the digital economy.
He used to work in China’s Ministry of Finance and participated in the design of many economic policies, including corporate innovation policies, financial policies to support SMEs, and policies of SOE development. He has a deep understanding of how China’s system works and how digital platforms can support Chinese path to modernization.
Publications
Journal Publications and Reviews
Zhou, Zhou; Zhang, Lingling; van Alstyne, Marshall / How Users Drive Value in Two-sided Markets: Platform Designs That Matter. March 2024; In: MIS Quarterly. Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 1-30
Conference Papers
Shen, Tong; Liang, Chen; Gao, Ming; Zhou, Zhou / Can AI-powered Translation Help You Find a Match?—Evidence from A Field Experiment on A Global Matchmaking Platform. December 2023; The 33rd Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, 13/12/2023 - 15/12/2023, Hyderabad, India.
Zhou, Zhou; Shen, Zhouxiang / Platform Ecosystems, Big Data, and FinTech. October 2021; Conference on Information Systems and Technology 2021 (CIST 2021), 23/10/2021 - 24/10/2021, Newport Beach, United States.
Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works
Zhou, Zhou; Zhang, Lingling; Van Alstyne, Marshall / How users drive platform value. December 2020; ICIS 2020 Proceedings.
Zhou, Zhou; Shen, Zhouxiang / Platform ecosystems, fintech, and data. December 2020; ICIS 2020 Proceedings.